snow line

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [snoh lahyn]
- /snoʊ laɪn/
- /snəʊ laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh lahyn]
- /snoʊ laɪn/

Definitions of snow line words

noun snow line the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow. 1
noun snow line the latitudinal line marking the limit of the fall of snow at sea level. 1
noun snow line the altitudinal or latitudinal limit of permanent snow 0
noun snow line the boundary between a region of permanent snow and a region where the snow melts in the summer 0

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Origin of snow line

First appearance:

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Snow line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snow line

snow line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

snow line usage trend in Literature

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